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PARALLEL BIBLE - 1 Corinthians 7:37


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King James Bible - 1 Corinthians 7:37

Nevertheless he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well.

World English Bible

But he who stands steadfast in his heart, having no necessity, but has power over his own heart, to keep his own virgin, does well.

Douay-Rheims - 1 Corinthians 7:37

For he that hath determined being steadfast in his heart, having no necessity, but having power of his own will; and hath judged this in his heart, to keep his virgin, doth well.

Webster's Bible Translation

Nevertheless, he that standeth steadfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well.

Greek Textus Receptus


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3739 R-NSM δε 1161 CONJ εστηκεν 2476 5707 V-IAI-3S 2476 5758 V-RAI-3S εδραιος 1476 A-NSM εν 1722 PREP τη 3588 T-DSF καρδια 2588 N-DSF μη 3361 PRT-N εχων 2192 5723 V-PAP-NSM αναγκην 318 N-ASF εξουσιαν 1849 N-ASF δε 1161 CONJ εχει 2192 5719 V-PAI-3S περι 4012 PREP του 3588 T-GSN ιδιου 2398 A-GSN θεληματος 2307 N-GSN και 2532 CONJ τουτο 5124 D-ASN κεκρικεν 2919 5758 V-RAI-3S εν 1722 PREP τη 3588 T-DSF καρδια 2588 N-DSF αυτου 846 P-GSM του 3588 T-GSM τηρειν 5083 5721 V-PAN την 3588 T-ASF εαυτου 1438 F-3GSM παρθενον 3933 N-ASF καλως 2573 ADV ποιει 4160 5719 V-PAI-3S

SEV Biblia, Chapter 7:37

Pero el que est firme en su corazn, y no tiene necesidad, sino que tiene libertad de su voluntad, y determin en su corazn esto, el guardar su hija, bien hace.

John Gill's Bible Commentary

Ver. 37. Nevertheless, he that standeth steadfast in his heart , etc.] The
apostle returns to confirm his former advice, where it can be attended to with safety; and observes, that notwithstanding what he had allowed might lawfully be done, and was proper to be done; yet a man that had deliberated upon, and had well weighed the matter of virginity, the case of a single life, and was at a point about in, having no hesitation nor fluctuation of mind concerning it: and also having no necessity; of acting otherwise, either through the meanness of his circumstances, or rather through the weakness of his virgin, she not having the gift of continency: but hath power over his own will ; his daughters will being the same with his, and she entirely consenting to live a single life; otherwise he would have no power of acting as he pleased in such a case: and hath so decreed in his heart : it is a fixed point on mature deliberation, in which he himself is hearty and determined, and his child perfectly assents to it, so that on all hands it is an agreed matter: that he will keep his virgin ; at home with him, unmarried, and not give her to any man in marriage: doth well : or that which is for both temporal and spiritual profit and advantage, as before observed. Some understand all this of a mans keeping his own virginity, and determining to continue unmarried.

Matthew Henry Commentary

Verses 36-40 - The
apostle is thought to give advice here about the disposal of children in marriage. In this view, the general meaning is plain Children should seek and follow the directions of their parents as to marriage. And parents should consult their children's wishes; and no reckon they have power to do with them, and dictate just as the please, without reason. The whole is closed with advice to widows Second marriages are not unlawful, so that it is kept in mind, to marr in the Lord. In our choice of relations, and change of conditions, we should always be guided by the fear of God, and the laws of God, an act in dependence on the providence of God. Change of condition ough only to be made after careful consideration, and on probable grounds that it will be to advantage in our spiritual concerns __________________________________________________________________


Greek Textus Receptus


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3739 R-NSM δε 1161 CONJ εστηκεν 2476 5707 V-IAI-3S 2476 5758 V-RAI-3S εδραιος 1476 A-NSM εν 1722 PREP τη 3588 T-DSF καρδια 2588 N-DSF μη 3361 PRT-N εχων 2192 5723 V-PAP-NSM αναγκην 318 N-ASF εξουσιαν 1849 N-ASF δε 1161 CONJ εχει 2192 5719 V-PAI-3S περι 4012 PREP του 3588 T-GSN ιδιου 2398 A-GSN θεληματος 2307 N-GSN και 2532 CONJ τουτο 5124 D-ASN κεκρικεν 2919 5758 V-RAI-3S εν 1722 PREP τη 3588 T-DSF καρδια 2588 N-DSF αυτου 846 P-GSM του 3588 T-GSM τηρειν 5083 5721 V-PAN την 3588 T-ASF εαυτου 1438 F-3GSM παρθενον 3933 N-ASF καλως 2573 ADV ποιει 4160 5719 V-PAI-3S

Vincent's NT Word Studies

37. Necessity (anagkhn). Either outward or
moral constraint. See on ver. 26, and note on Luke xiv. 18.

Power over his own will (exousian peri tou idiou qelhmatov). The A.V. is ambiguous, and might be understood to imply self-control. The meaning is rather: is free to act as he pleases. Rev., as touching his own will. The repetition of his own emphasizes the fact that the disposal of the daughter lay wholly in the parent's power. Among the Greeks and Romans the choice of a wife was rarely grounded upon affection. In many cases the father chose for his son a wife whom the latter had never seen, or compelled him to marry for the sake of checking his extravagances. Thus Terence pictures a father meeting his son in the forum, and saving. "You are to be married to-day, get ready" ("Andria," i., 5) Nor was the consent of a woman generally thought necessary. She was obliged to submit to the wishes of her parents, and perhaps to receive a stranger. Thus Hermione says: "My marriage is my father's care: it is not for me to decide about that" (Euripides, "Andromache," 987). Under the patriarchal and Mosaic dispensations, the father's power over the children in the matter of marriage was paramount, and their consent was not required. After the Exile the parents could betroth their children, while minors, at their pleasure; but when they became of age their consent was required, and if betrothed during minority, they had afterward the right of insisting upon divorce.


Robertson's NT Word Studies

7:37 {To keep his own virgin daughter} (terein ten heautou parqenon). this means the case when the virgin daughter does not wish to marry and the father agrees with her, {he shall do well} (kalws poiesei).


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